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This book had a very timely message about the power of positive information.
Intrigued by the chapter about "strategic retreat", as mentioned in this article
Interesting book. It talks about the science behind positive thinking and the power of spreading positivity. It has practical tips for becoming a more positive person and be more optimistic. It's not a "you'll be a millionaire if you think positive" kind of book. It focuses on the benefits of looking for the good in people and situations. You can apply the suggestions in your pesonal or professional life.It was very interesting, well paced, practical book. I recommend it.
Beginning this book, I was sceptical. Anything that purports to increase happiness in the world by sheer willpower certainly seemed like some sort of scam. I was sure that I was about to hear a slew of cheesy aphorism and bright-side-of-life advice. I was pleasantly surprised; there were the occasional motivational slogan and cringy pun, but overall it was as much a critical review as it was an optimistic rainbow-churner. There was definitely no shortage of scientific literature.Having objective...
This book was just okay for me. A lot of the suggestions were things that I do already. I was a bit disappointed at how work-oriented the book was, rather than towards more everyday life situations. I generally have no problem finding positivity at work, but it's at home where I struggle, and there weren't many concrete tips available for that area of life. I think I'm also fatigued on this format of book. Each chapter was formulaic in its structure, and it all just started to feel the same. I s...
There was a lot of good examples and advice about promoting happiness and positivity. There was also a lot of the author promoting her own self brand, which detracted from the good parts. I listened to the audiobook version, that may be part of it. I think with a printed copy it would be easier to skim past the frequent requests to visit her web site (along with the repetitive end-of-chapter summaries), but it audio format it’s hard to ignore her reading out her URL over and over.
Overall very informative with practical advise and examples, including takeaway bullet points to help influence for the positive - increasing energy and productivity.I didn't agree with everything, and I am skeptical at how much impact it could have in a large corporate environment where upper management keeps itself isolated from what things are really like in the trenches for their employees, but still I think there is value here for employees and most especially those in management.
**Review is also on pome-mag.com**Raise your hand if you’ve complained on Facebook. Or if you’ve walked into work with a terrible attitude. Or if you’ve focused on all the things that bother you about your partner. I’m willing to bet everyone has their hand raised.I’ve been guilty of this; we all have. But it wasn’t until I read Michelle Gielan’s Broadcasting Happiness that I recognized the constant negativity that invaded every aspect of my life, from home to work to social media, and its stron...
In Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Spreading Positivity and Creating a Spiral of Success, Michelle Gielan taps into the constant negativity surrounding us in the world and helps us learn to reframe our thoughts in a more positive light. This, in turn, creates more positivity in the world around us. From Gielan's point of view, we are all broadcasters, whether we know it or not. We affect the attitudes of those around us, from our best friends to the Starbucks barista who served us coffee
Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Spreading Positivity and Creating a Spiral of Success is watching a slow sunrise.
Even when we don’t try, we are constantly broadcasting information to others: it can be words, actions or even the things we don’t explicitly do. This book looks at the world of positive psychology and neuroscience to see if we can change things for the better by ”broadcasting happiness” and maybe secure some personal wins too.The author seeks to get us to understand how our words or actions can ”move other people from a fear-based mindset in which they see obstacles as insurmountable, to a posi...
I wanted so much to like this book. I get so fed up with all the negativity around me but also get exhausted trying to be the positive one. So I was looking for tips. And while I did indeed get them, I also came away feeling as though I went on a company retreat to a cult. First, the positive: there are plenty of helpful tips on how to remain positive during stressful times. From stopping and examining the situation to shed light on the fact that things really aren't as bad as they seem to chang...
Everyone should read this book! No exceptions. It is powerful and impactful and smart and inspiring. I love it. Michelle Gielan argues that every single one of us is a broadcaster and has the potential to shape our own reality based on the frame of mind from which we see the world. Not only can our perspective change our reality, but it can shape others' experiences in the world, too.Michelle has great tips that can be implemented at the workplace and at home, with colleagues, friends, and famil...
DNF, after a couple of chapters I couldn't take it anymore. Though the science is interesting, analyzing happiness takes the fun out of it. Intentional happiness to boost TV ratings, lift sales or increase corporate productivity just feels forced and artificial to me. I did not care for this author's style either. Her stories felt contrived and full of self-importance. I would finish it if I were stuck on a desert island but there are too many other good books out there!
Loved this book! Lots of ideas for updating my your situation at work or at home. If you happen to short toward negative tend acids this will help you refocus! Great ideas! I don't think it will change the world but it might make my Wednesday amazing!!
Nice book written by a previous news anchor, message is that if you send out positive good messages then you really can make real beneficial changes to the world. Mentions the known negativity bias of news but puts arguments that good news can also be popular. States some research on fortune 500 companies found the following were markers of successful employees: Work optimism, a belief good things will happen, support and invest in others success, provide positive engagement allowing that in the...
Barely 3 stars. Maybe 2 3/4. I totally agree with the premise of this self-help-type book, that dwelling on negativity (in the news and otherwise) isn't a productive or empowering way to live. However, the author's name dropping and repeated reminders about her career as a journalist bugged me. And I wasn't sure the topic needed to be dragged out into an entire book. But, there were some good quotes. Here's one:We need to move away from our obsessive focus on the negative. As mentioned previousl...
This book contains some good ideas for how to promote happiness in your interactions with others and the potential for compounding good things in your life by promoting positivity. While there are some good examples and stories to illustrate the author's points, I feel like there was too much statistic quoting and not great/vague instructions for how to implement some of these ideas or concepts into your life.
There were parts of this book I enjoyed, like the positive conversation starters. But honestly 50% of the book was very specifically for news agents and media companies about how to lift their bottom line by capitalizing on positive news stories. It felt very irrelevant and like she had mashed two books together, one of which has relevance to normal people and one of which does not. Do not recommend.
Communication is Everything. How we choose to communicate about the world to ourselves and those around us in our sphere of influence transforms our perceptions of the world. We have a choice to improve the quality of those perceptions or to degrade them. Broadcasting Happiness teaches you practically and effectively how to do the former.